{"id":378318,"date":"2026-04-02T13:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/378318\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:38:09","slug":"ticket-details-of-manchester-uniteds-friendly-against-leeds-at-croke-park-in-august-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/378318\/","title":{"rendered":"Ticket details of Manchester United\u2019s friendly against Leeds at Croke Park in August revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

As exclusively revealed<\/a> by the Irish Independent on Tuesday, the game has been scheduled for Wednesday August 12, with a 7.30pm kick-off.<\/p>\n

The match marks the first game of association club football at Croke Park, and will be the first football fixture at the venue since November 2009, when Ireland faced France in a World Cup play-off in front of 79,000 fans.<\/p>\n

In addition to the August fixture, Manchester United\u2019s men\u2019s first team will also travel to Dublin for a training camp from April 6-9 as the squad continues its push to finish the season as strongly as possible.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s all you need to know about the game.<\/p>\n

How can I get tickets?<\/p>\n

Pre-sale tickets will be available from today to Croke Park Premium and Suite members and to Manchester United and Leeds United season ticket holders and members.<\/p>\n

All other fans can register their interest for general sale from today (April 2).<\/p>\n

Tickets will go on general sale through Ticketmaster at 10am on April 10.<\/p>\n

How much will tickets cost?<\/p>\n

Ticket prices start from \u20ac50 for an Adult and \u20ac25 for under-16s, plus booking fees.<\/p>\n

Fans are strongly encouraged to register their interest here<\/a> to put themselves at the head of the queue.<\/p>\n

What are they saying about the game?<\/p>\n

Jason Wilcox, Manchester United Director of Football, said: \u201cWe\u2019re excited to be heading to Dublin to face Leeds United as part of our pre-season preparations ahead of a big campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlaying an important fixture against one of our biggest rivals gives us a fantastic opportunity to connect with our supporters in Ireland.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir passion and energy will be invaluable as we build momentum and ensure the squad is in the strongest possible shape for the start of the 2026\/27 season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leeds United Chief Business Officer Morrie Eisenberg said: \u201cWe are excited at the prospect of returning to Dublin again this summer, our support in Ireland is huge which was demonstrated last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cCroke Park is one of the most historic venues in the world and we are looking forward to renewing our rivalry with Manchester United in what will be the first football match at the stadium since 2009, which will also serve as important preparation for the campaign ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peter McKenna, Croke Park stadium director, said: \u201cWe are absolutely delighted to welcome two of football\u2019s most iconic clubs to Croke Park for what promises to be a very special occasion.<\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing the success of hosting the NFL in 2025, this is another opportunity to bring world class sport to Dublin and Irish fans. We know there is a huge following for both clubs in Ireland and look forward to delivering a special experience in Croke Park Stadium.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As exclusively revealed by the Irish Independent on Tuesday, the game has been scheduled for Wednesday August 12,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":378319,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,15140,917,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":{"0":"post-378318","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-leeds-united","10":"tag-manchester-united","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-top-news","13":"tag-top-stories","14":"tag-topnews","15":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/378319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}